No 10040, Saturday 01 Jan 11, Gridman

A JOYFUL NEW YEAR 

is the 'Nina' in today's Gridman special. No idea what 23A is.
No pictures and cartoons in view of late night partying !!
ACROSS
1   - Hit very loud energy in performance (6) - {A{FF}{E}CT}
5   - Teacher's command to a pupil, perhaps, in comic style (5-2) - STAND-UP [DD]
9   - Order a re-route for a sound collector (5, 3) - OUTER EAR*
10 - Noted fellow with French lovers — right not being there! (6) - {F}{AMOUrS}
11 - Ray about reading Vedic text (6) - {MANT{R}A}
12 - Crawler's destination? (3) - PUB [CD]
13 - Utter failures left out for dandies (4) - FlOPS
14 - Cut to a minute level? (8) - DETAILED [DD]
18 - Cheated great many leaving and gave the slip (6) -  dELUDED
19 - Associate with company head office, right? (6) - {CO}{HO}{RT}
21 - Wave for top-quality product in Soho — spectacles put out (8) - {BRAND}{I}{SoHo}
23 - Here it's not all enjoyment, sir! (4) - ?U?I (Addendum - {FUn}{JI} - See comments)
24 - Self made long intro finally (3) - {E}{G}{O}
26 - Bent to reach out to dunderhead (6) - {ARCHE*}{D}
29 - Note rewritten about ultimate music — hot electronic music (6) - {TE{C}{H}NO*}
30 - Consumed repeatedly going through new delis launched one day in the past (8) - {A{N}TE}{D}{ATE}
31 - News in the main? (7) - TIDINGS [CD]
32 - A couple of engineers have notice to scan again (6) - {RE}{RE}{AD}
DOWN
2   - Note about relative not completing part of life (5) - {F{AUNt}A}
3   - Boot out the unwanted (Rex excluded) (5) - rEJECT
4   - It may be in grown and may need to be filed (3-4) - TOE-NAIL [CD]
5   - Sticky stuff by your participation in half supper (5) - {S{YR}UPper}
6   - A couple of fellows skilful and good natured (7) - {A}{FF}{ABLE}
7   - Puzzle of the French doctor discovered (9) - {DU}{MB}{FOUND}
8   - Being full, Wodehouse recklessly spends — drops dead! (9) - {PLUM}{PNESSd*}
15 - Bearing French word about light measure for gain (9) - {E}{MO{LUMEN}T}
16 - Did away with a topless European in base (9) - {A}{B{pOLISH}ED}
17 - ‘Adult stuff' in database — just a touch! (3) - {D{A}B}
20 - Order to Edwin: “Secure with rope!” (3, 4) - TIE DOWN*
22 - It's made to fit a daughter more suitable (7) - {A}{D}{APTER}
25 - Rubber-stamps nothing — king's say at odds (5)  - {O}{K}{AYS*}
27 - Many dare to alter Lebanese symbol (5) - {C}{EDAR*}

28 - Addition in sex tract (5) - EXTRA [T]

GRID

HAPPY NEW YEAR